Summary
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.
Where to watch
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Cast
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George ArlissVoltaire
Margaret LindsayNanette Calas
Doris KenyonMme. Pompadour
Alan MowbrayCount de Sarnac
Reginald OwenKing Louis XV
Theodore NewtonFrançois
Gordon WestcottThe Captain
Murray KinnellEmile, Voltaire's Servant
Doris LloydMme. Clarion, Actress
David TorrenceDr. Tronchin
John GeorgeProtester in Montage
Crew
- Directed by
- John G. Adolfi
- Written by
- Maude T. Howell, George Gibbs, E. Lawrence Dudley
- Music by
- Bernhard Kaun, Milan Roder
Everyone
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Facts
August 5, 1933 · 1 h 12 min · NR
- Released
- August 5, 1933
- Runtime
- 1 h 12 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States

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